Marathon Weekend 2023

[HockeySteve]

It's almost as if ending early registration for AP and DVC resulted in more traffic than could be handled during open registration.

 

[huskies90]

I've been refreshing for 30 minutes now and getting dwarves every time. Let's see how much longer I can stay awake (currently 12:19am)

runDisney IT: Once the refreshing slows/stops, we should be able to re-boot the system and get it back up. They can't keep refreshing forever.

runDisney Runners: Hold my beer...

 

[lookingforsunshine]

 

[jpeterson]

If you have 10 windows open maybe you cut Disney IT some slack, they can’t pay for or maintain server capacity that can handle that event half a dozen times a year. It’s not practical. Plenty to complain about with Disney IT but people having 10 windows open compiling who have never been locked out of registration because they log on during the first minutes is pretty petty. You’re the problem.

That's where the virtualization comes in. They don't have to pay for them year round, just spin up some more VMs for a day or two and then pull them offline after traffic dies down. We deal with this all the time these days.

 

[camaker]

It's almost as if ending early registration for AP and DVC resulted in more traffic than could be handled during open registration.

Alternate conspiracy theory: make registration harder to get through to drive people to sign up for Club RunDisney.

 

[deadvc]

If you have 10 windows open maybe you cut Disney IT some slack, they can’t pay for or maintain server capacity that can handle that event half a dozen times a year. It’s not practical. Plenty to complain about with Disney IT but people having 10 windows open compiling who have never been locked out of registration because they log on during the first minutes is pretty petty. You’re the problem.

This is only the case if they coded the application to not be easily scalable, which is on them.

The technology has existed for a long time to be able to dynamically spin up additional servers to react to demand. AWS has offered this for years.

 

[The Expert]

The irony is I DO plan to upgrade my Club rD membership, but they won't let me do it until after this registration is over. The membership windows are weird. Still nothing but dwarves here.

 

[lookingforsunshine]

Alternate conspiracy theory: make registration harder to get through to drive people to sign up for Club RunDisney.

Well, it's low key working for me (even from before today, I had been contemplating signing up just to release the anxiety I have been having).

 

[pluto377]

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Well at least they gave us an update. I'm going to shower and hope it's back up by then. Glad I got my run in early today!

 

[CP3uhoh]

That's where the virtualization comes in. They don't have to pay for them year round, just spin up some more VMs for a day or two and then pull them offline after traffic dies down. We deal with this all the time these days.

I am surprised they’re not using the same que system they used for moonlight magic and am assuming guardians registration. Worked well, then again never had this problem before with this one

 

[XoxoAmy]

Well, it's low key working for me (even from before today, I had been contemplating signing up just to release the anxiety I have been having).

Same. This.

 

[Kitty-chan]

If you have 10 windows open maybe you cut Disney IT some slack, they can’t pay for or maintain server capacity that can handle that event half a dozen times a year. It’s not practical. Plenty to complain about with Disney IT but people having 10 windows open compiling who have never been locked out of registration because they log on during the first minutes is pretty petty. You’re the problem.

It's not that expensive. I work in higher ed IT, and we invest in surge capacity for that ONE day per year when 100,000+ people are hitting our servers simultaneously, to find out if they got in.

 

[camaker]

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'When these get sent out a resolution is usually not imminent.

 

[sandam1]

If you have 10 windows open maybe you cut Disney IT some slack, they can’t pay for or maintain server capacity that can handle that event half a dozen times a year. It’s not practical. Plenty to complain about with Disney IT but people having 10 windows open compiling who have never been locked out of registration because they log on during the first minutes is pretty petty. You’re the problem.

Nope, sorry, Disney does NOT get a pass on this - at least not from me. The reason people feel the need to have multiple browsers is because they've been burned too many times by the failure of Disney IT. They caused the problem and then dump the blame on people just trying to give them massive amounts of money.

 

[mackel1994]

Well at least they gave us an update. I'm going to shower and hope it's back up by then. Glad I got my run in early today!

I don't know whether to go back to bed. Nearing 12:30am and I have to be up for work at 7...

 

[Dom497]

Well at least they are committing to the retro theme....with apparently using technology from the 90's.

 

[ValW]

As a Club member, I am very relieved to have already registered, BUT I was hoping to get my sister in for the 5K this morning. UGH!

 

[AJruns]

I would sign up right now if I could, the anxiety is worse than the $$ at this point

 

[lukemorenus]

Well at least they are committing to the retro theme....with apparently using technology from the 90's.

Best comment of the day, LOL

 

[marty3d]

Just had my first panic inducing accidental refresh - but it was the DISboards window .... phew